Perfect Blue

Anime Mystery/psychological thriller. Mima, once part of the band Cham, decides to act in a murder mystery film. Suddenly the lines between reality and fantasy blur in Mima's mind, as she finds herself doing things for her acting career that alienate her from her former self. Harrased by her bizzare stalker, she begins to imagine meeting herself as she was in Cham. And then the
bodies begin to appear, but who is responsible? Very original, Great animation. Highly recomended!

I bought this DVD not really knowing what to expect. It had been a while since I had bought any anime. It took a while to get going, but once it did I was hooked. The tension created is almost unbearable, and it does a good job of confusing you. I didn't like the ending so much, it built up with so much fantasy, and left without explaining things.
The extras are pretty good, the presentation is very nice. It's all layed out like a website in keeping with the Mima's Room theme. I think if I had the choice of renting it instead then I wouldn't have bought it, it's a good film, but I'm not sure if it was worth the money.

The main character, Mima Kirigoe is a 21 year old retired pop singer turned actress who just got a bit role as a killer in a television series in which she garners attention for. On the way she attracts an obsessed fan who wants her to return to singing, and discovers a website that describes every intimate detail of her life, to the littlest things like, a reason why she brushed her teeth or something.

Perfect Blue, not being a giant action thriller with teeny bopping girls shooting guns and robots having battles is very different and far from the sci-fi end of the spectrum. It stands out because it holds its own as a psychological thriller that has a calm mood throughout and gradually reaches its intense climax revealing a surprise that makes the watcher finally understand what's going on since they have been dragged into what Mima has been going through. Complete confusion about what's real, and what's not. Another great thing about this movie is it's score, the music goes along with every scene and the operatic music that accompanies every intense scene just heightens its effect, remember without music, a scary movie just doesn't seem as scary.